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It's not every day you see K.K. Downing and Kerry King sitting in the same room as Alicia Keys and Lady Gaga. But Jan. 31, the 52nd annual Grammy Awards will bring out some of the biggest legends in hard rock and heavy metal, including nominees AC/DC, Alice in Chains, Slayer and Judas Priest...

In 1991, Christian thrash pioneers the Crucified were on their way to being something bigger and stronger than just an influence within the Christian underground -- they did inspire and pave the way for bands like Living Sacrifice, after all...

Part of a great summer music festival is the anticipation that builds around its tour lineup. While most of us are making it through the winter, the third annual Rockstar Mayhem Festival is preparing to unveil its entire cast on Jan. 20, just in time to warm us up...

OK, the band playing in a warehouse scenario has been done death in music videos, but it's constantly revisited for reasons beyond the affordability of renting the space. Sure, it captures a confined intensity, but it's time to take that cold-walled intensity and expand on it...

It wasn't the first time Children of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho was injured after drinking himself into a stupor, and it might not have even been the most embarrassing. That honor probably goes to the 2007 mishap in which he tripped while bowling, and had to put down his guitar for six weeks while he recovered...

Instead of simply collecting a rote, year-end album list from In This Moment frontwoman Maria Brink, we decided to poll her on other favorite things, like her favorite place to tour, her favorite metal vixens and her favorite metal dudes! Favorite places to tour: Tokyo, Amsterdam, Scotland -- those were the first three off the top of her head...

"Working with Tim and that whole studio was amazing," Destruction of a Rose vocalist Evan Foxx told Noisecreep about his band's experiences with As I Lay Dying vocalist and noted producer in his own right, Tim Lambsesis. "The guys there are so personable and professional, and we have a blast there...

Everyone knows multifaceted metal icon Rob Halford has launched a clothing line, Metal God Apparel, and has a new Christmas album out, 'Winter Songs.' But who knew the music industry veteran has been throwing around the idea of working on a black metal side project with ex-Emperor vocalist and guitarist Ihsahn...

Currently taking residence in Lambesis studios in San Diego, Calif. with Killswitch Engage guitarist/ producer mastermind Adam D. and Daniel Castelman at the helm, As I Lay Dying are hard at work on their new album. The follow up to 2007's 'An Ocean Between Us' is not yet slated for an exact release date, but can be expected at some point next year...

For all the damage it has done on the music business, the internet has had a great effect on heavy metal. Besides the mountains of information and new avenues of music discovery, one of the most important things the internet has accomplished is giving every fan the ability to have a voice...